. and will fancy on a potential final that will maybe be in cardiff.- will maybe be in cardiff.l maybe be in cardiff. and if scotland and wales _ will maybe be in cardiff. and if scotland and wales were - will maybe be in cardiff. and if scotland and wales were to i will maybe be in cardiff. and if| scotland and wales were to get will maybe be in cardiff. and if- scotland and wales were to get past their opponents there is so much history when it comes to make or break games and i'm thinking back to 77, the game at anfield, scotland winning 2— zero with a controversial penalty and kenny dalglish getting the second goal and 1985 where both nations had a chance to reach the world cup in mexico and it was a sad night at ninian park because that was the night thatjock stein collapsed and passed away, so a few matches in the past and there could be another instalment to come if they get past austria and ukraine. and away from the home nations, you have italy and portugal potentially meeting and italy didn't make the world cup in 2018 and so much was made of that and it could happen a

she, her sold work is still on display in cardiff. i went to visit . display in cardiff.the _ display in cardiff. i went to visit her piece in the royal— display in cardiff. i went to visit her piece in the royal academy| display in cardiff. i went to visit - her piece in the royal academy that was on show there and to be honest, in a sea of one, hundreds of pieces, her is a standout. the fact that she is 1a and she can see the energy in that person that someone her age wouldn't usually see, she captures a motion and that,, is for me what makes these painting stand out. between school and sport it was difficult to find time for a new masterpiece recently. even with all the success she has had, art may not be her future profession. the success she has had, art may not be herfuture profession. i the success she has had, art may not be her future profession.— be her future profession. i don't want painting — be her future profession. i don't want painting as _ be her future profession. i don't want painting as a _ be her future profession. i don't want painting as a career,

scotland will be at home to ukraine whilst wales will play austria in cardiff.ir final. the games will take place the end of march. wales are bidding to reach their first world cup in 64 years, while scotland have waited 24 years. if we got wales in the semifinal will be a battle of britain but one of the countries is not going to make it, so it's a tough game and i'm sure they are in a good moment but we are in a good moment as well so hopefully we both get through there in the play—off games and meet in the final in cardiff and i think that would be a fantastic occasion. still with football — and the deal to bring ralf rangnick to take temporary charge of manchester united has been agreed but they're just finalising the small print in his move from lokomotiv moscow. the german is due to take charge for the remainder of the season, but michael carrick will still manage united for sunday's trip to chelsea. liverpool managerjurgen klopp knows rangnick well and sent this warning to other premier league teams. they will be organised on the pitch. i think we should

scotland are at home to ukraine whilst wales will play austria in cardiff.h other in their final. there are three finals so three teams will go through. the games will take place the end of march. wales are bidding to reach their first world cup in 64 years, while scotland have waited 2a years. if we got wales in the semifinal will be a battle of britain but one of the countries is not going to make it, so it's a tough game and i'm sure they are in a good moment but we are in a good moment as well so hopefully we both get through there in the play—off games i meet in the final in cardiff and i think that would be a fantastic occasion. staying with world cup qualifying, and it's a big night for wales and scotland women as both nations try to reach the 2023 world cup. scotland's women will be hoping to maintain their 100% start to qualifying when they kick off against ukraine in a few minutes. and wales are taking on greece — these are live pictures from a very chilly looking parc y scarlets in llanelli. they are already a goal up. i— they are already a goal u

cardiff were in the country to play in the united rugby championship, but all the tournament games overhe club confirmed one of the cases is suspected to be the omicron variant. saracens have reclaimed second place in the premiership after a 25—14 win over sale at the stonex stadium ths afternoon. sale weren't helped by having byron mcguigan dismissed after 45 minutes. billy vunipola celebrated his comeback from injury by creating the try that broke sale's resistance. the bulldozing number eight showed no ill—effect from the knee injury that has kept him out for four weeks setting up sean maitland. that made it 18—0 and after that there was no way back for sale. bristol bears women continued their unbeaten start to the season after a dominant display at shaftesbury park. this superb solo try from kayleigh powell in the first half helped the leaders to a 36—17 victory over wasps as they made it six wins from six. judd trump is through to the third round of the uk snooker championship in york. the 2011 winner had a relatively straightforward encounter with fellow englishman chris wakelin,

he had learnt to do the black man's walk early on in cardiff. _ do the black man's walk early on in cardiff collar and his— his chin, buried deep in his collar and his hat. — his chin, buried deep in his collar and his hat, low over his face. to give _ and his hat, low over his face. to give nothing _ and his hat, low over his face. to give nothing away apart from his masculinity. a human silhouette in motion. _ masculinity. a human silhouette in motion. he — masculinity. a human silhouette in motion. . . masculinity. a human silhouette in motion. , . ., masculinity. a human silhouette in motion. . ., , motion. he has perfected not being seen. he knows _ motion. he has perfected not being seen. he knows people _ motion. he has perfected not being seen. he knows people call- motion. he has perfected not being seen. he knows people call him - motion. he has perfected not beingj seen. he knows people call him the ghost. _ seen. he knows people call him the ghost. and — seen. he knows people call him the ghost. and it— seen. he knows people call him the ghost. and it satisfies _ seen. he knows

scotland will be at home to ukraine whilst wales will play austria in cardiff.l be a battle of britain but one of the countries is not going to make it, so it's a tough game and i'm sure they are in a good moment but we are in a good moment as well so hopefully we both get through there in the play—off games and meet in the final in cardiff and i think that would be a fantastic occasion. still with football — and the deal to bring ralf rangnick to take temporary charge of manchester united has been agreed but they're just finalising the small print in his move from lokomotiv moscow. the german is due to take charge for the remainder of the season, but michael carrick will still manage united for sunday's trip to chelsea. liverpool managerjurgen klopp knows rangnick well and sent this warning to other premier league teams. they will be organised on the pitch. i think we should realise that. let's hope it's not good news for other teams. —— that“s obviously not good news for other teams. we need time to train with our teams and he will quickly realise he doesn't h

it looked understandable for all kinds of reasons, but it looked odd for the french president to cardiffetary didn't it? he might not be happy with what borisjohnson does, but this is a humanitarian crisis and it was only days since 27 people drowned, surely we want britain to be represented at the highest level? it we want britain to be represented at the highest level?— the highest level? it shows how ludicrous the _ the highest level? it shows how ludicrous the situation - the highest level? it shows how ludicrous the situation has - the highest level? it shows how. ludicrous the situation has become and how appalling the consequences are because of it. the french are playing the blame game with the british government. the british government are playing the blame game with the french. we are having a war of words over twitter and meanwhile, children are being allowed to drown off our coastline. this is our collective problem. it full to the british and the french to work together and then list the help of global partners in order to sort this out. not only do we need to make sure we d

an investigation by the cardiff and vale health board said the likely transmission of the virus was fromhave been done to limit hospital outbreaks. as part of that effort, last december the welsh government announced it was bringing in regular testing for nhs staff. and social care by january next year. but we have discovered that in some parts of wales, that target was not hit. in several hospitals, the tests weren't introduced until mid or late february or even early march. by which time, the huge second wave of the virus was nearly over. a senior doctor told us routine testing took too long to introduce. but he thinks the biggest factor in why hospital spread of covid was such a problem with the inability to space patients out. we had not enough staff in the first place. the welsh government said that nhs staff followed guidance which has been regularly updated as more has been learnt about how the virus spreads. and you can see more on that story on wales live, tonight at 10.30 on bbc one wales. now it's weather time with louise. england and wales quite cloudy for the remainder of th

even in the last 3040 years, the painting should be available in cardiff museum for the public to say visitors to see for school expeditions for children to say. but there should be a plaque underneath it, explaining that this man's legacy is hugely next. he had an appalling track record in terms of his brother's governor of trinidad, particularly in the treatment of the 14 year old girl. but also she showed incredible bravery at the battle of what to do when taking on the evils of napoleon and niece thinks needs to be put into a fuller context of the proper context. but at the same time, censoring people is not the solution. answering books about is not the solution. the pastors disappear just because you're taking down paintings or tearing electrical, tearing down statues. you've got to confront these things, head on and put it into a proper context. and that's how you build bridges. and that's how you, you build a coherent society. ok, that is all for now. really appreciate your company throughout the evening. don't forget though, there were lots when you stories available on the w

even in the last 3040 years, the paintings should be available in cardiff museum for the public to say a visit us to see for school expeditions for children to say. but there should be a plaque underneath it, explaining that this man's legacy is hugely next. he had an appalling track record in terms of his well, his governor, trinidad, particularly in the treatment of a 14 year old girl. but also he showed incredible bravery at the battle of waterloo, when taking on the evil of napoleon. a nice things need to be put into a fuller context, the proper context. but at the same time, sensing people is not the solution. and sensory books of art is not the solution. the past doesn't disappear, just because you're taken down paintings or tearing electrical, tearing down statues. you've got to confront these things, head on and put it into a proper context. and that's how you build bridges. and that's how you, you build a coherent society. the british armed forces are wasting billions of pounds a year on procurement contracts. that's according to a parliamentary spending watchdog. it comes aft

his portrait was on display at the national museum of wales in cardiff for more than a century, while being regarded as a public hero. he was also known for his harsh treatment of slaves. museum commissioned a year long project, probing the legacy of pectin, and now plans to re display and re interpret the portrait and a re angling of the way he's present it. for now, however, picked ins, portrait will be replaced, a decision many have reacted to negatively saying the past is in black and white, and we shouldn't try to hide what is inconvenient to explain. as a journalist, i feel uneasy about this element of censoring history should not picked and remain on display as a reminder to wales of an aspect of its past. no matter how disgraceful is not general sir thomas picked and killed in auction at the bustle of waterloo in 18. 15 history is not yours. discord histories that to learn from so the same thing never happens again. the museum should be ashamed of itself. sir. thomas picton was the most senior british officer to die at waterloo face in napoleon. his picture has just been remov

the sound of test match rugby is back in cardiff and in the autumn darkness, wales faced the very bestithout alun wyn jones, they looked for bravery from elsewhere. with this game poised, wales thought they were in, but liam williams checked his run for something no one expected. commentator: that guy has ruined a try scoring opportunity. _ the figure sprawled on the ground wasn't from either team. he was from the crowd. a pitch invader that might have stopped a wales try. instead, south africa stayed in touch and broke the resistance. commentator: that was a springboks special. - their first win in cardiff since 2013, sealed with a single try. that would never be enough for england at twickenham, and against tonga they went for double figures. adam radwan is their new sprinter on the wing, who the coach says could become the best in the world. and on late at fly half was marcus smith who was born in the philippines and now is at harlequins. he scores stunning tries. this was a first full house at twickenham since march 2020. for england fans, who watched 11 tries, it is good to be bac

and it's laura in cardiff, not in the studio, but confusingly in wales to talk about northern ireland yeah, who are you going to be talking to about northern ireland in wales? well, in a few minutes, we'll be hearing from the taoiseach, micheal martin, the irish prime minister, who is in wales to talk to other ministers from different parts of the uk about the relationship between those two countries, which at the moment is so straightforward, nothing much going on to talk about! i'm sure the phrase article 16 will not materialise at all. oh, yeah, it will be the entire subject of the interview. now, talking about... we'lljust be talking about the rugby, that's all. now, you talk about the relationship between two countries, today has all been about the relationship between cities in england and how they are connected by rail, and we've got london, birmingham, nottingham, derby, leeds, manchester, sheffield, nottingham, all those places have been... bradford. they've all been in the mix, because the government introduced its new integrated railways plan today, a long—awaited document,

laura is getting very excited, because she is heading to cardiff, for reasons that will become clear in a moment here on newscast. i did a little dash to warrington bank quay in cheshire, a little day trip, some filming for next week. but, adam, you've scooped the lot of us, because you just came to work. yeah, unfortunately, i didn't have any exciting assignments today, so ijust did a selfie of myself passing through king's cross station. on your way to work. on my way to work. passing on a tubejourney i do about 58 times a week. laura is getting very excited, because she is heading to cardiff, for reasons that will become clear in a moment here on newscast. well, in a few minutes, we'll be hearing from the taoiseach, micheal martin, the irish prime minister, who is in wales to talk to other ministers from different parts of the uk about the relationship between those two countries, which at the moment is so straightforward, nothing much going on to talk about! i am sure the phrase article 16 will not materialise at all. oh, yeah, it will be the entire subject of the interview. now,

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, cardiff.each, tune into newscast tonight, at 11.35pm on bbc one, or listen to the podcast on bbc sounds. the former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has apologised and said he is "deeply ashamed" after it emerged he had used anti—semitic language in social media messages ten years ago. rafiq has been at the centre of the racism controversy which has engulfed yorkshire cricket club. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is with me. these are messages he sent when he was 19. fin these are messages he sent when he was 19. , ._ ., was 19. on tuesday he we heard him rive was 19. on tuesday he we heard him give harrowing _ was 19. on tuesday he we heard him give harrowing testimony _ was 19. on tuesday he we heard him give harrowing testimony about - was 19. on tuesday he we heard him give harrowing testimony about how| give harrowing testimony about how racism had robbed him of his cricket career. tonight and today his social media messages between him and another player ten years ago that were anti

autumn internationals to new zealand and south africa, wales battled to a 31—23 victory over fiji in cardiff fijians had wing eroni sau sent off for a high hit onjohnny williams. wales soon capitalised with their extra man and kieran hardy's try saw them end the first shalf with a slender 14—13 lead. but the fijians struck back after the break with a second score for waisea nayacalevu. wales were seven points adrift and needed something special , first ryan elias claimed a second try. and then two more followed , one from alex cuthbert , and then this incredible kick and chase from the super—fast louis rees—zammit, and wales had the win. they face australia next weekend. chelsea took full advantage of arsenal dropping points yesterday — with a thumping win over manchester city in the women's super league this afternoon. they're just a point off the top now. a defensive mistake gifted jessie fleming the ball to put chelsea ahead in less than two minutes. sam kerr doubled that lead before this cracker form fran kirby had them 3—0 up. magdalena eriksson sealed the victory with chelsea's fourth

but cardiff are still stuck there, with two positive cases in the squad.d to get home, there's obviously concern around the new variant, and it's obviously very difficult to be doing, in effect, self imposed quarantine, you know, in south africa so far from home. quarantine, you know, in south africa so farfrom home. so, it's of paramount importance to us to get them home. the former flat jockey freddy tylicki's £6 million high court case against the fellow ex—jockey graham gibbons got under way today. tylitski is suing gibbons for the "life—changing injuries" he suffered when his horse and three others fell during a race at kempton in october 2016. tylitski claims gibbons' riding was "dangerous in the extreme" — gibbons denies causation and negligence. here's our senior sports news reporter, laura scott. frame by frame over 5000 different camera angles, the high court today wasjoan replace of camera angles, the high court today was joan replace of the camera angles, the high court today wasjoan replace of the race that left freddy tylicki paralysed from t

he is being treated for a broken leg, a brokenjaw and chest injuries at a hospital in cardiff. men who died in world war ii in one of the worst maritime disasters in uk waters are also still searching for answers. in 1943 the aircraft carrier hms dasher exploded and sank off the ayrshire coast. relatives believe some of the dead were washed ashore and buried in an unmarked mass grave. hugh pym has been talking to one woman who's spent decades searching for the truth. i want to honour him and i want to honour the others. it has been a long journey for mary but it is not over. she is determined to find out what happened to her father and other men who were lost at sea in world war ii not far from this beach in north ayrshire. she thinks the truth has been withheld. the thought of my father, of other men, being totally forgotten, being deliberately hidden, is so wicked that ijust must put it right. hms dasher, an aircraft carrier, sank in the firth of clyde after an explosion on board, thought to have been caused by a petrol leak. mary's father george was one of 379 men who died o

canada later today — whilst wales's women continued their revival with victory over south africa at cardiffst france in wheelchair rugby league 2—0. they were beaten 39—26 in the second match in gillingham. they did recover from a 15 point defecit, coming to within a point thanks to this penalty from nathan collins, but in the end world champions france were too strong. the sides should have been playing in a world cup but it's been put back a year because of the pandemic. gareth bale got his 100th cap for wales as they thrashed belarus 5—1 in their world cup qualifier in cardiff. and he marked the milestone by setting up liverpool's neco williams for their second goal which came afterjust 20 minutes. wales are already guaranteed a play—off place — and if they get a point in theirfinal game against belgium — they'll finish second in the group which would ensure a home draw in that play—off. really pleased. we knew it would come down to goal difference, as well. even when we were 2—0 up at half—time, we said starting the second half we need to think about the first and get the goal. thankful

our wales correspondent hywel griffiths is at the cardiff city stadium.le bit more rose. absolutely. win or draw against belgium — absolutely. win or draw against belgium wells are guaranteed second in that— belgium wells are guaranteed second in that group second so significant because _ in that group second so significant because it — in that group second so significant because it would mean a home fixture in the _ because it would mean a home fixture in the first— because it would mean a home fixture in the first run of the playoffs. if they— in the first run of the playoffs. if they lose — in the first run of the playoffs. if they lose to what is the highest ranked — they lose to what is the highest ranked team in the world in belgium it's time _ ranked team in the world in belgium it's time to _ ranked team in the world in belgium it's time to get the correct letters out the _ it's time to get the correct letters out the final whistle. it will all come — out the final whistle. it will all come down to goal difference not 'ust come down to goal differ

autumn internationals to new zealand and south africa, wales battled to a 31—23 victory over fiji in cardiffs had wing eroni sau sent off for a high hit onjohnny williams. wales soon capitalised with their extra man and kieran hardy's try saw them end the first shalf with a slender 111—13 lead. but the fijians struck back after the break with a second score for waisea naya—calevu. wales were seven points adrift and needed something special. first, ryan elias claimed a second try. and then two more followed, one from alex cuthbert, and then this incredible kick and chase from the super—fast louis rees—zammit, and wales had the win. they face australia next weekend. and france won the second of their autumn internationals. with victory over georgia. 111—15 they won today — damian penaud and peato mauvako with two tries each. next weekend — the french take on new zealand. lewis hamilton has pulled off a remarkable comeback to win the sao paulo grand prix. he started tenth on the grid in brazil while max verstappen roared past valtteri bottas to take the lead. hamilton falsity is way through, ov

international, wales were narrowly beaten by world champions south africa in at the principality stadium in cardiffbut malcolm marx scored the only try of the game late on... after a driving maul. 23—18 the final score. it isa it is a reminder of one of our top stories daniel farke select norwich after their winter day at brentford, with norwich still bottom of the table despite that. that's all from us. season. —— daniel thacker has left norwich. —— daniel farke. the weather results from today on the warmest place was in scotland with 15.3 celsius. scotland saw some heavy rain as well in fact with a 2k hours up to 6pm having 1a millimetres of rain and it did brighten up towards the end of the afternoon as much of scotland has been and there are further heavy showers around and winds are strengthening initially tonight across the western isles in north—west scotland with strongest winds of low pressure moved east into orkney or north—east scotland for a time gusts of 60—70 mph, may be a bit more, exposed coasts and hills along with further ship heavy showers are outbreaks of rain so expect some tra

due to a shoulder injury. 36 short of the field early in the 54 the 16 to feature new zealand and cardiffber one ranked team. england have their own injury concerns, marcus smith could miss the games against tonga after a minor leg injury and max has been brought out while freddie stewart has doubts that they expected to form a 10—12 partnership with the experience in the absence of george ford, head coach eddiejones says he does expect to see his team beside him. ~ , , ., . him. were never desperate. but we are keen for— him. were never desperate. but we are keen for him _ him. were never desperate. but we are keen for him to _ him. were never desperate. but we are keen for him to be _ him. were never desperate. but we are keen for him to be involved - him. were never desperate. but we are keen for him to be involved in l are keen for him to be involved in the game and it's not frustrating. it's part and parcel and players pick up small knocks and he will recover well and if we do not get it this week, we'll get it next week. through to the third round of the english open after two win o

cardiff were in the country to play in the united rugby championship, but all the tournament games overk judd trump is currently up against chris wakelin , while ding junhui is playing sam craigie. there's live coverage now on bbc two and on the bbc sport website and app. now on bbc news, it is time for your questions answered. with me to answer your questions is broadcaster and host of the big travel podcast, lisa francesca nand. good afternoon, lisa. thank you for taking these questions, particularly out in the cold. i hope it doesn't affect your thinking, it would with mine. when the pcr tests for uk rivals begin?— rivals begin? they will begin at about four _ rivals begin? they will begin at about four o'clock _ rivals begin? they will begin at about four o'clock in _ rivals begin? they will begin at about four o'clock in the - rivals begin? they will begin at l about four o'clock in the morning rivals begin? they will begin at - about four o'clock in the morning on tuesday. so monday night, monday is our last day to come into the country taking a lateral flow test. after that it wi

we'll be visiting glasgow, cardiff and salford in the coming weeks, to consider the challenges beinged there, as we approach the new year. but now on bbc one, it's time for the new where you are. have a good night. hello, this is bbc news. in the past few minutes, the government has revealed some more detail on its plans for the rail network in the north of england. earlier this week, it emerged the government was planning on scrapping part of high—speed rail link — hs2 — through parts of south and west yorkshire to link the midlands and leeds. with me is our correspondent danjohnson. what more have we learned from the details revealed this evening? fix, details revealed this evening? little more detail on what's expected in this integrated braille plan which will be revealed in full tomorrow. but we've got a little bit of detail from the department for transport and the government tonight, which seems to suggest they'll scale back the plans partly for the extension of h52, this would've been the bit of h52 going from the east midlands up to yorkshire. it looks like that'll be scaled

scotland are at home to ukraine while wales will play austria in cardiff but there are some very goodirst world cup in 64 years while scotland have waited 24 years. eddie howe will be in the dugout for the first time as newcastle's head coach after returning a negative covid test today. he missed what should have been his first game in charge against brenford last week, instead watching it from home, but after being cleared, he can finally be with his team when they take on arsenal at the emirates tomorrow. the task is a tough one for howe though, newcastle are bottom of the premier league with six points from 12 games. manchester united are currently sorting out the final details of ralf rangnick�*s move from lokomotiv moscow. the german is due to take charge for the remainder of the season, but michael carrick will still manage the side for sunday's trip to chelsea. liverpool managerjurgen klopp knows rangnick well, and has sent this warning to other premier league teams. he will be organised and on the pitch i will think that we should realise that and that is obviously not good 0u

it's two wins out of two for wales' women, as they beat south africa 29—19 at cardiff arms park.ere quick off the mark, with carys phillips bundled over the line, and at half—time they led 17—0. the tourists fought back in the second half, but phillips claimed a hat—trick with two more tries as wales completed a deserved victory. they face canada in their final autumn international. england lost today's test against world champions france in wheelchair rugby league. england initally took the lead afterjust two minutes with this try from captain tom halliwell, taking the posts with him as well. england were 15 points down at the break, but managed to bring it back to just a point between them with this penalty. these two sides should have been preparing for a world cup, delayed by a year because of the pandemic. these matches have filled the void. france too strong in the end, winning 39—26. world champion lewis hamilton has been penalised for breaking f1 rules ahead of tonight's sprint race in sao paulo. it means he will start at the back of the grid and looks set to miss out on

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the line will remain closed for the next three days, affecting services linking cardiff and bristol,h the south coast. jon kay, has the latest, and a warning, his report contains some flashing images. questions tonight at the fisherton tunnel. these two trains were travelling into salisbury in the same direction, but somehow collided and ended up side by side. cameron was on board, heading from a halloween party, about to get off when suddenly... this most awful noise, which i now know was the two trains hitting each other, violently being thrown about as my train started going at an angle, there was this huge whoosh of fire and sparks, it's quite scary, seeing people with blood on theirface, masks and clothes, we are in darkness, and there is just panic. through the window, cameron took this picture of the other train, crashed alongside. is that wait like? so you are waiting in the dark, what is that wait like? time stretches out and out and out and it was only when we heard someone had spotted the blue lights on the bridge that's not far from the tunnel that there was any idea that

flights came in at the same time when we arrived in there were thousands of people from manchester, cardiffistol, all queuing up together. that is not good if you are trying to keep covid to a minimum. >> spain's infection rate is rising but it is worse elsewhere in europe area angela merkel says the fourth wave has hit germany with full force where infections are worse access to events and restaurants will only be for those who have been vaccinated or have recovered. munich has canceled its christmas market. infections in bavaria -- bavaria have doubled the national rates of 300 or so per 100,000. >> they sent we were allowed to set up monday, and now we have to dismantle and we have to bear the costs. nobody pays us. >> in greece, private doctors being drafted into the public health care system for month. hospitals and intensive care wards are being overwhelmed by rising infections. medics are protesting, saying they are overworked and underpaid. many european countries are on a dilemma, difficult best significant part of the population don't want to get vaccinated but nor do people want

the cardiff rugby team and their support staff have been unable to leave south africa because of twovid cases. one is thought to be the omicron variant. they are now isolating at a hotel. around the world, travel restrictions are tightening. from this morning, quarantine hotels in the uk took guests again. switzerland has announced that uk arrivals will need to isolate for ten days, be double vaccinated, and take a covid test. spain has said that british travellers must be vaccinated to be allowed in. and morocco has suspended all incoming flights from late tomorrow for two weeks. getting home has become increasingly complicated for some. middle east have cancelled most of the flights in and out of south africa, so you can't get back that way. there are some through europe, but the whole of european nations are trying to get back to their nations, too. so to actually try and get out of south africa right now is really difficult. meanwhile, in the uk, although the restrictions are still limited, they're already having an impact. while christmas shoppers fill the streets, some are alre

the cardiff rugby team and their support staff have been unable to leave south africa because of twocovid cases. one is thought to be the omicron variant. they are now isolating at a hotel. around the world, travel restrictions are tightening. from this morning, quarantine hotels in the uk took guests again. switzerland has announced that uk arrivals will need to isolate for ten days, be double vaccinated, and take a covid test. spain has said british travellers must be vaccinated to be allowed in. and morocco has suspended all incoming flights from late tomorrow for two weeks. getting home has become increasingly complicated middle east have cancelled most of the flights in and out of south africa, so you can't get back that way. there are some through europe, european nations are trying to get back to their nations, too. so to try and get out of south africa now is really difficult. meanwhile, in the uk, although the restrictions are still limited, they're already having an impact. while christmas shoppers fill the streets, some are already changing their plans. one body for the ho

but as in london, so in cardiff.hey finish on a high. scotland's performance in beating japan was a little patchy but to "hog" the limelight. that took stuart hogg clear as his nations top try scorer. a record that will surely only be extended. patrick gearey, bbc news. it's been a fascinating day in the premier league too, but it is time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the day's football results as match of the day and in scotland, sportscene, follow soon on bbc one. there is growing expectation that manchester united will sack their manager, 0le gunnar solskjaer, following today's 4—1 defeat at watford. united have dropped to seventh place in the table and have had just one win in their last seven league games. top of the table chelsea had a 3—0 victory over leicester city. there were wins for new managers, steven gerrard and dean smith at aston villa and norwich. and liverpool are in second place after a 4—0 win over arsenal. celtic are into next month's scottish league cup final after defeating h

first win in the rugby union autumn series. 38—23 the slightly flattering scoreline against fiji in cardiffe break, louis rees—zammitt with the best of wales' six tries. england's women are unbeaten in their autumn internationals. they ran in seven tries against canada to win 51—12 at the stoop. wing heather cowell went over twice on her debut. that's now 17 test wins in a row for the red roses and they'll match the england men's record if they beat the usa next weekend. elsewhere, scotland's women beat japan. it's tight at the top of the women's super league. chelsea are nowjust a point behind arsenal after thrashing manchester city 4—0 away. the reigning champions took the lead after a minute and never looked back, fran kirby with the pick of their goals. they have now won six in a row. you can find all the wsl scores on the bbc website, also on there tributes to a celtic legend, bertie auld, who has died at the age of 83. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. that's all from us tonight. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome back, you're watch

this is cardiff.re the focus in london at the cenotaph. the duchess of cornwall is at the 93rd field of remembrance at westminster abbey. last post plays good morning and welcome to viewers on bbc one. soon, the country will fall silent for two minutes, at exactly 11 o'clock, as we remember those who have died in war. it marks the 11th hour, of the 11 day, of the 11th month, the time in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the western front and an armistice was declared. the allies and germany had signed a peace agreement in a railway carriage in france at 5am in the morning. six hours later, at 11am, the fighting ceased. the pandemic meant commmemorations had to be scaled back last year. but this year, the nation will be able to observe the two minute silence in the traditional way. in a moment we willjoin the silence around britain. we are with the duchess of cornwall at the 93rd field of remembrance at westminster abbey. a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. the edi

wales have won their last four meetings in cardiff though.quinton de kock made 34. after 15 overs, south africa are 118—2, a wicket each for mooen ali and adil rashid. meanwhile, australia thrashed reigning champions the west indies to take a step closer to the semi—finals. josh hazlewood taking four wickets in the west indies�* innings of 157—7. and the aussies comfortably knocked it off in reply. aaron finch with an unbeaten 89, as they chased it down with 22 balls to spare. francesco bagnaia has claimed pole position for the fifth motogp race in a row. the italian set a new all time lap record at the portimao circuit in qualifying for sunday's algarve grand prix. he'll be joined on the front row byjack miller and joan mir. new world champion fabio quartararo could only manage seventh on the grid. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. a fourth person has died after a group of paddleboarders got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. andrea powel

africa, wales battled to a 31-23 and south africa, wales battled to a 31—23 victory over fiji in cardiffff for a high hit. brian elliott scored twice. many other tries as well as they run away with it towards the end. lewis rees with the pick of them. they've got australia next weekend. england showed their dominance of the women's game once again, overpowering canada at the twickenham stoop. they won 51—12. heather carroll scored twice at her home ground. england running in five other tries as well. a particularly strong second half performance. that extends their winning streak to 17 tests. england need just a point from their world cup qualifier in san marino on monday to make it to the tournament in qatar next year. conor gallagher has been called up into the senior squad for the first time as five players have dropped out. �* , , , , , out. i've been very impressed with him. out. i've been very impressed with him- we've _ out. i've been very impressed with him. we've tracked _ out. i've been very impressed with him. we've tracked conor- out. i've been very impressed with him. we've

archive: the all blacks _ and their opponents the barbarians take the field together at cardiff arms have stood firm for a century. the barbarians men first played in 1890. but it took 127 years for a women's side to form. well, here come the barbarians women at... barbarians are invite only — they bring players from around the world to one team. but that is hard to work through a pandemic, and the women's side now haven't played since november 2019. a two—year gap, but some have waited a lifetime. i remember being, like, 11, 12 years old, and buying a barbarian shirt, again, it was one of those things that you don't dream of because it doesn't exist. the guys went off, and all the famous names from the rugby world, played for the babas, the women just didn't do it so obviously a couple of years ago, it came about. and to be asked, for me, it's a massive honour. this stuff is really unique. on saturday the women's side play south africa, straight after the men face samoa. it is the first time both barbarians play on the same day in the same ground. and for daley—mclean, her debut in